The Volksoper’s Csárdásfürstin keeps things fun

By Zerbinetta, 05 April 2011

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Reviewed at Volksoper Wien, Vienna on 3 April 2011

Kálmán, Die Csárdásfürstin (The Gypsy Princess)

Rudolf Bibl, Conductor

Robert Herzl, Director

Ingeborg Schöpf, Sylva Varescu

Dominik Köninger, Edwin Ronald

Jeffrey Treganza, Baron Boni Káncsiánu

Elisabeth Schwarz, Countess Stasi

Die Csárdásfürstin in a long-standing but still valid production at the Volksoper

Snapdragon, 27th March

Die Csárdásfürstin is set at the beginning of World War I, a time of uncertainty and fear, but also one where the ruling classes of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy were partying like there was no tomorrow.

****1

Der letzte Csárdás in Budapest

Isabella Steppan, 21st December

Der Volksoper Wien gelingt bei Emmerich Kálmáns Operette die Gratwanderung zwischen fröhlicher Party und latenter Untergangsstimmung und bietet ein temperamentvolles Ensemble und Orchester auf.

***11

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd April

A new opera by Gregory Spears subverts the Sleeping Beauty trope, with middling results.

**111

Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Susan Stempleski, 20th April

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

****1

At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

Marco Armiliato's conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper's latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.

****1

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Zerbinetta

Zerbinetta is a music educator in the New York area with a background in music performance, theater studies, and history. She is particularly interested in Wagner, Baroque music, and, of course, Richard Strauss.